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Hamachi Starter by Thom McGrath
After reading about some trouble on the Hamachi forums, I decided to whip together something more than the how-to I wrote a few weeks ago. I have here a Mac OS X installer package which will install the files necessary to auto-start tuncfg, and give you a "Start Hamachi" application which you can add to your login items to automatically start Hamachi. You can find it in the /Applications/Utilities folder.
This is not an installer. You must have a working install of Hamachi in order for this to work.
The package is only lightly tested, comes with absolutely no warranty, and is not an official or sanctioned product of LogMeIn.
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Passwording, Favorites, and... Invitations and Profiles? by Thom McGrath
Tonight, I'm sharing two screenshots. Nothing fantastic on that front. But I'm also going to share an idea I just had that I think is very cool - and it's another unique feature!
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Hamachi for Mac OS X by Thom McGrath
After being supremely upset with the current options for using Hamachi on Mac OS X, and the difficultly of getting it installed in the first place, I set out to solve every issue I've ever had with Hamachi on the Mac. At least, as much as is possible.
It's important to note that I am NOT an official developer for LogMeIn, and this project may not see the light of day due to some issues I cannot yet speak about.
But if this does work out... damn... Hamachi on Mac worries are over.
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Leopard Compatibility Notice by Thom McGrath
I have waited the line for my copy of Leopard.
Mail.app RSS sucks.
But more importantly, I've tested my projects for compatibility for Leopard. I find no flaws. Everything, including HIToolbar and Mac OS X Search Field appear to work exactly as they should.
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Some insight about REALbasic toolbars by Thom McGrath
So upon looking into a new rewrite of HIToolbar, I've wanted to hit at least one of two incredible features: controls-in-toolbars and cross-platform toolbars.
Focusing on the latter in this post, I said to myself "If REAL Software can do it, then there is no reason why my class cannot do the same."
This statement, as it turns out, is incorrect.
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Signal: Don't Bother by Thom McGrath
I've given a shot to a relatively new program called Signal which allows mobile control of iTunes from an iPhone or Windows PocketPC.
While it's remote-side interface is beautiful, I was very disappointed by this app.
Macros, Combo-Filtering, and 68k Scanning by Thom McGrath
Using only two small screenshots, today I'll show two very useful features and one "why the hell not" feature of ArchDetect 2.
New feature (and official announcement) of ArchDetect 2 by Thom McGrath
Today, I'm publishing a very nice screenshot of ArchDetect 2 in action. I expect you'll be able to figure out what's going on.
Safari 3 seems a little... confused... by Thom McGrath
After playing around with the AT&T coverage map in anticipation for iPhone, I discovered something odd with the Safari 3 beta.
ArchDetect 1.2.2 Released by Thom McGrath
I have released ArchDetect 1.2.2 to the public. This release fixes a couple minor bugs, as well as adds an End User License Agreement. Due to some preference changes, it will re-ask you to confirm update checking once launched.
ArchDetect 1.2.1 by Thom McGrath
ArchDetect 1.2.1 is a maintenance release fixing a couple important bugs, and refining the user experience. Some users have reported crashes while scanning certain folders, particularly folders with long or non-ascii names. This bug appears to have been fixed.
ArchDetect 1.2 by Thom McGrath
In honor of our most popular creation to date, ArchDetect gets some real features. Users can now filter and search results and find updates online from any download site. ArchDetect 1.2 is also now localizable, and there is also a couple bug fixes and optimizations.
Brad Rhine releases the Toolbar Utilities module by Thom McGrath
Based on code provided by myself and Charles Yeomans, Brad Rhine has released the Toolbar Utilities module - a REALbasic module which adds most of the standard Mac OS X toolbar features to built-in REALbasic toolbars.
Smart Crash Reports is a godsend by Thom McGrath
Ok developers, if you haven't heard of this yet Unsanity has created an InputManager plugin called Smart Crash Reports. To sum up the entire story, this plugin allows the user to send the crash report to you as a developer, rather than only Apple.
ArchDetect 1.1 Released by Thom McGrath
I have released an updated version of ArchDetect which fixes a couple bugs preventing scans from ever being completed. This release also uses Sparkle for automatic updates, and Smart Crash Reports for helping me fix bugs.
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ArchDetect 1.0 Released by Thom McGrath
Introducing my very first released Cocoa project, ArchDetect - an excessively simple program which provides an overview of the architectures of every application on your computer.
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HIToolbar 1.1.2 Released by Thom McGrath
This maintenance release to HIToolbar fixes a critical bug which prevented every toolbar's ItemClicked events from firing on Intel Macs. This update is strongly recommended for all users of HIToolbar.
Sorry this was not caught sooner. And thanks to the users which brought this to my attention.
HIToolbar Crash Situation by Thom McGrath
One of my users of HIToolbar has brought a crash to my attention, forwarded from one of his users. I'm at a loss for the reason, and the developer himself has been unable to replicate the crash. However, we do have a crash log from the user. If anything, this article should be to make other users of HIToolbar aware of the situation, if not solve the problem.
Panic outdoes themselves... again. by Thom McGrath
Legendary Mac software company, Panic, Inc has recently released Coda, a new web development tool that's really, not that new.
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Of Going Mad and Losing Work by Thom McGrath
While working on my new RSS class, I lost a couple classes that seemed to disappear. I started cursing and such, because my work was long gone - you know the drill - sonofa#*@*$iknewtherewasareasonnottouserb@*#!!.
Creating Aqua effects in code by Thom McGrath
Using nothing but some gradient code and logic, you can creating Aqua effects using REALbasic code. We'll explain both.
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Mac OS X Search Field 1.1 Released by Thom McGrath
Our Mac OS X Search Field has been updated to support Universal Binaries. There are no other new features.
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HIToolbar 1.1.1 Released by Thom McGrath
As well as updating code to work with modern versions of REALbasic and bug fixes, HIToolbar has been update to work with Universal applications as well. This is a must-have upgrade for all users of HIToolbar.
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